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Area Natives Finalists For Ms. Mountaineer Award

Moundsville and Parkersburg natives are among the finalists for West Virginia University’s prestigious honor of Ms. Mountaineer 2016.

Janelle Vickers of Moundsville and Samantha Shimer of Parkersburg both are in the running for the award, which recognizes students’ exemplary academic achievement and extracurricular involvement. Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer are a part of Mountaineer Week, which kicks off Friday and runs through Nov. 6.

After an interview in front of the Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer selection committee, one male and one female finalist will be named Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer at the Nov. 5 WVU football game vs. Kansas at Milan Puskar Stadium.

Vickers is a senior literary and cultural studies and communication studies dual major and a member of the Honors College. She is the recipient of the Bucklew Scholarship and Eberly scholarships, and has served as an intern with the Shakespeare Globe New Zealand.

Vickers is a research assistant with the West Virginia Dialect Project and serves as a volunteer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She is sponsored by the Undergraduate Communication Association.

Shimer is a senior international studies major and member of the Honors College. She is a McNair Scholar, 2016 Harry S. Truman Scholarship finalist, WVU Title IX Peer Advocate, member of the WVU Council for Women’s Concerns, and student ambassador in the Eberly College. Shimer is sponsored by the ASPIRE Office.

Other Ms. Mountaineer finalists are Shelby Boggs of Shippensburg, Pa.; Julie Peng of Hurricane, W.Va.; and Abby Roberts of Yorktown, Va.

Mr. Mountaineer finalists are: Jake Byrne of Sinking Spring, Pa.; Dillon Muhly-Alexander of Bridgeport, W.Va.; Andrew Sutherland of Alexandria, Va.; Layne Veneri of Princeton, W.Va.; and Josh Watson of Morgantown.

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